Wife has a super clean, low mileage C230. Since I am now in charge of washing, waxing it has come to my attention that MB uses some very dusty brake pads. I spend lots of time, cleaning those sharp looking wheels of all that crummy brake dust.
I assume this is for the sporty nature of the car - are gripier pads dustier by nature??

Do they have a less messy brake pad? Or some sort of product to minimize the dust?

On the plus side, the car cleans up amazingly well. Tremendous paint finish and a very impressive sport sedan.....not sure about the $800 thermostat and the $800 -lets only replace one side- fuel pump, but......unreal road feel.

 

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